In first, US F-35 and Russian Su-57 take to the skies at Aero India

It was the Su-57’s debut astatine Aero India. The F-35, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, had participated successful the erstwhile variation of the premier defence exposition.

Akshara Patel, an craft enthusiast, said the show by some fifth-generation craft amazed her. “I was not expecting that some would deed the skies. It was spectacular to spot some of them performing,” she said.

The F-35 show astatine Aero India comes 2 days earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the US to conscionable President Donald Trump.

The Defence Ministry had said successful a connection the erstwhile day: “It marks a milestone successful planetary defence collaboration and technological advancement, offering aviation enthusiasts and defence experts an unparalleled imaginable to witnesser these state-of-the-art warplanes.”

The Su-57, designed to vie with the US’s F-22 Raptor and F-35, has amended agility and tin supercruise. The F-35, meanwhile, is known for its stealth capabilities and sensors.

Russia, which has astir 76 Su-57s, is looking to merchantability the craft to India and UAE. The F-35 has much than 3,000 orders, which includes proviso to NATO countries.

Describing the Su-57, the Defence Ministry connection had said: “Russia’s premier stealth multi-role combatant is designed for stellar aerial superiority and onslaught capabilities.”

“Equipped with precocious avionics, supercruise capableness and stealth technology, it is making its debut astatine Aero India 2025. Visitors tin expect high-speed aerial manoeuvres and tactical demonstrations that item the fighter’s agility, stealth and firepower,” the connection said.

On the F-35 Lightning II, the ministry said Lockheed Martin’s “most widely-deployed fifth-generation fighter, integrates precocious stealth, unparalleled situational consciousness and networked combat capabilities”.